The Computers in Teaching
Initiative (CTI) Centre for Textual Studies was established in October
1989 as one of twenty-one subject-specific Centres to promote and support
the use of computers in university teaching. The CTI Centres now number
twenty-four and are a joint programme of the Department of Education
in Northern Ireland and the Higher Education Funding Councils of England,
Scotland, and Wales with funding in principle until July 1999. The services
of the CTI Centre for Textual Studies are available to institutions
funded by these bodies.

CTI Textual Studies was originally
established as the Centre for Literature and Linguistic studies and
covered all aspects of computing in the teaching of these subjects in
all languages. In September 1990 the Centre was reorganised and renamed
to cover text-based subjects formerly the province of the Centre for
the Humanities. The additional subjects added to the Centre's remit
were philosophy, theology, and theatre arts and drama. Classics and
film studies have been subsequently added.

Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee of
CTI Textual Studies monitored Centre activites, advised
on the needs of the disciplines served by the Centre, recommended
policy and actions in so far as they are consistent with funding
body policy, supported and promoted the Centre

We were very
sad to learn that Don Fowler died during the night of 14 October 1999.
Don was the longest-serving member of the Centre's management and advisory
committees (he was also a founding member of Oxford's CTI phase one
project for searching texts in 1986). Don had a profound influence on
humanities computing within Oxford and on the world of classical computing
in general. He is greatly missed.

Annual Report

The Centre submits an annual
report to the CTI Support Service which is collated with reports from
other CTI Centres to form the basis of the CTI
Annual Report. The following annual reports for CTI Textual Studies
are available: